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It's funny to see this as I (and I suspect probably many others) felt compelled to take a screenshot when this happened, because it was so bizarre to see the fr

It's funny to see this as I (and I suspect probably many others) felt compelled to take a screenshot when this happened, because it was so bizarre to see the front page consist of a single story - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/140966/hn_jobs.png http://dl.dropbox.com/u/140966/hn_jobs.png I also did the same when Dennis Ritchie died, though not every story was about that - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/140966/hn_ritchie.png http://dl.dropbox.com/u/140966/hn_ritchie.png RIP to both of them.

angersock 14y ago
That's so unfortunate. I'm kind of bummed that (at least in your sample) the HN community seems to spam more about a businessman than an engineer. I'm curious what will happen when Woz passes.
- lachyg 14y ago
  Cmon, man. Why should a businessman be respected any less than an engineer?
  - nsmartt 14y ago
    In this case, the reason would be that the work of Ritchie is the foundation for pretty much every mobile operating system, OS X, and Linux.
- mkramlich 14y ago
  Jobs wasn't just "a businessman". It's unfortunate you haven't recognized what was so special about him.
  - ginko 14y ago
    Too bad I have not fully accepted Steve Jobs as my lord and savior yet. Please tell me the good news about him so I may change my mind.
  - angersock 14y ago
    He very much was "just a businessman". An effective one, perhaps, and one who lucked into a new market, perhaps, but he was indeed very much a businessman. He wasn't an engineer of any outstanding merit--see how he tried to nix expansion slots on the old Apples, or the Atari debacle, or other such things. Moreover, he's done nothing but create lasting damage as a role model for future CEOs (have you ever dealt with a CEO doing something stupid because "Steve was right"?) and foster a culture of isolation and consumerism in technology. Apple v. Samsung is rubbish, and the petulant Android vendetta is hardly something we should celebrate.

angersock 14y ago

That's so unfortunate. I'm kind of bummed that (at least in your sample) the HN community seems to spam more about a businessman than an engineer. I'm curious what will happen when Woz passes.

lachyg 14y ago
Cmon, man. Why should a businessman be respected any less than an engineer?
- nsmartt 14y ago
  In this case, the reason would be that the work of Ritchie is the foundation for pretty much every mobile operating system, OS X, and Linux.
mkramlich 14y ago
Jobs wasn't just "a businessman". It's unfortunate you haven't recognized what was so special about him.
- ginko 14y ago
  Too bad I have not fully accepted Steve Jobs as my lord and savior yet. Please tell me the good news about him so I may change my mind.
- angersock 14y ago
  He very much was "just a businessman". An effective one, perhaps, and one who lucked into a new market, perhaps, but he was indeed very much a businessman. He wasn't an engineer of any outstanding merit--see how he tried to nix expansion slots on the old Apples, or the Atari debacle, or other such things. Moreover, he's done nothing but create lasting damage as a role model for future CEOs (have you ever dealt with a CEO doing something stupid because "Steve was right"?) and foster a culture of isolation and consumerism in technology. Apple v. Samsung is rubbish, and the petulant Android vendetta is hardly something we should celebrate.